Dimensioning system calibration systems and methods

ABSTRACT

Systems and methods of determining the volume and dimensions of a three-dimensional object using a dimensioning system are provided. The dimensioning system can include an image sensor, a non-transitory, machine-readable, storage, and a processor. The dimensioning system can select and fit a three-dimensional packaging wireframe model about each three-dimensional object located within a first point of view of the image sensor. Calibration is performed to calibrate between image sensors of the dimensioning system and those of the imaging system. Calibration may occur pre-run time, in a calibration mode or period. Calibration may occur during a routine. Calibration may be automatically triggered on detection of a coupling between the dimensioning and the imaging systems.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No.13/464,799, entitled “Volume Dimensioning Systems and Methods” which wasfiled May 4, 2012, and which is incorporated by reference herein as ifreproduced in its entirety to the extent that the subject matter andterminology of the incorporated reference do not conflict with thesubject matter and terminology contained herein.

BACKGROUND

1. Field

This disclosure generally relates to non-contact systems and methods fordetermining dimensions and volume of one or more objects.

2. Description of the Related Art

Dimensioning systems are useful for providing dimensional and volumetricdata related to three-dimensional objects disposed within a field ofview of the dimensioning system. Such dimensional and volumetricinformation is useful for example, in providing consumers with accurateshipping rates based on the actual size and volume of the object beingshipped. Additionally, the dimensioning system's ability to transmitparcel data immediately to a carrier can assist the carrier in selectingand scheduling appropriately sized vehicles based on measured cargovolume and dimensions. Finally, the ready availability of dimensionaland volumetric information for all the objects within a carrier'snetwork assists the carrier in ensuring optimal use of available spacein the many different vehicles, containers and/or warehouses used inlocal, interstate, and international commerce.

A wide variety of computing devices are used within the shippingindustry. For example, personal computers used as multi-taskingterminals in small storefront packing and shipping establishments. Also,for example, dedicated self-service shipping kiosks found in many postoffices. As a further example, dedicated handheld scanners arefrequently used as mobile terminals by many international shippingcorporations. The wide variety of form factors found in the shippingindustry are quite diverse, yet all rely upon providing accurateinformation, such as parcel dimensions and volume, to both the user inorder to provide accurate shipping rates and to the carrier in order toaccurately forecast shipping volumes.

BRIEF SUMMARY

The ability to connect and interface a dimensioning system with avariety of platforms such as one finds within the shipping industrypresents many physical and logistical challenges. For example, the imagesensor or camera used on many systems to provide a simpletwo-dimensional visual image must often be calibrated to a dimensioningsystem sensor that is responsible for providing data useful indimensioning and determining the volume of three-dimensional objects.

A dimensioning system device selectively couplable to an imaging systemdevice that has at least one imaging system image sensor and at leastone imaging system display coupled to present display images acquired bythe at least one imaging system image sensor may be summarized asincluding at least one dimensioning system sensor; at least onedimensioning system non-transitory processor-readable medium; and atleast one dimensioning system processor communicatively coupled to theat least one dimensioning system non-transitory computer readablemedium, where: in a calibration mode the dimensioning system device:captures a depth map; captures an intensity image; receives imagingsystem image data display image from the imaging system, the imagingsystem image data representative of an image captured via the at leastone imaging sensor; and determines a number of extrinsic parameters thatprovide a correspondence between a three-dimensional point in each ofthe depth map and the intensity image as viewed by the dimensioningsystem sensor with a same three-dimensional point viewed by the at leastone imaging system image sensor of the imaging system device; and in arun-time mode the dimensioning system device: generates a packagingwireframe image to be presented by the at least one imaging systemdisplay of the imaging system positioned to encompass an object in adisplay of the image represented by the imaging system image dataconcurrently presented with the package wireframe image by the at leastone imaging system display as correlated spatially therewith based atleast in part on the determined extrinsic parameters.

Responsive to the receipt of at least one input when in run-time mode,the dimensioning system device may further: capture a second depth map;capture a second intensity image; receive a second display image fromthe imaging system; and determine a number of extrinsic parameters thatprovide a correspondence between a three-dimensional point in each ofthe second depth map and the second intensity image as viewed by thedimensioning system sensor with a same three-dimensional point viewed bythe at least one imaging system image sensor of the imaging systemdevice.

The dimensioning system device may further include a timer configured toprovide an output at one or more intervals; and wherein responsive tothe at least one output by the timer, the dimensioning system device mayfurther: capture a second depth map; capture a second intensity image;receive a second display image from the imaging system; and determine anumber of extrinsic parameters that provide a correspondence between athree-dimensional point in each of the second depth map and the secondintensity image as viewed by the dimensioning system sensor with a samethree-dimensional point viewed by the at least one imaging system imagesensor of the imaging system device.

The dimensioning system device may further include a depth lightingsystem to selectively illuminate an area within a field of view of thedimensioning system sensor, and wherein the dimensioning system devicemay selectively illuminate the area contemporaneous with the capture ofthe depth map and the capture of the intensity image by the dimensioningsystem sensor.

The depth lighting system may provide at least one of: a structuredlight pattern or a modulated light pattern.

The dimensioning system device may further include at least one of: anautomatic exposure control system, and wherein the automatic exposurecontrol system may adjust an exposure of at least one of the depth mapand the intensity image contemporaneous with the selective illuminationof the area within the field of view of the dimensioning system sensor;and an automatic gain control system, and wherein the automatic gaincontrol system may adjust a gain of at least one of the depth map andthe intensity image contemporaneous with the selective illumination ofthe area within the field of view of the dimensioning system sensor.

In response to at least one input when in calibration mode, thedimensioning system device may establish a correspondence between athree-dimensional point in each of the depth map and the intensity imageas viewed by the dimensioning system sensor with a samethree-dimensional point viewed by the at least one imaging system imagesensor of the imaging system device. The at least one imaging systemdisplay may include a display device configured to provide input/outputcapabilities; and wherein the at least one input may be provided via theimaging system display.

A method of operation of a dimensioning system device may be summarizedas including detecting via a dimensioning system sensor communicablycoupled to a dimensioning system processor, a selective coupling of animaging system device to the dimensioning system device, the imagingsystem including at least one imaging system image sensor and at leastone imaging system display; capturing by the dimensioning system devicea depth map via the dimensioning system sensor; capturing by thedimensioning system device an intensity image via the dimensioningsystem sensor; receiving by the dimensioning system device imagingsystem image data, the imaging system image data representing an imagecaptured by the at least one imaging system image sensor; anddetermining by the dimensioning system device a number of extrinsicparameters that provide a correspondence between a point in the depthmap and intensity image as viewed by the dimensioning system sensor witha same point as viewed by the at least one imaging system image sensorof the imaging system device.

The method of operation of a dimensioning system device may furtherinclude generating by the dimensioning system processor a packagingwireframe model for presentation by the at least one imaging systemdisplay of the imaging system, the packaging wireframe model positionedto encompass an object in the imaging system image data concurrentlypresented by the at least one imaging system display and spatiallycorrelated therewith based at least in part on the determined extrinsicparameters.

Determining by the dimensioning system processor a number of extrinsicparameters that provide a correspondence between a point in the depthmap and intensity image as viewed by the dimensioning system sensor witha same point as viewed by the at least one imaging system image sensorof the imaging system device may include determining by the dimensioningsystem device a number of points positioned on at least one feature inthe depth map and the intensity image; and determining by thedimensioning system device an equal number of respective pointssimilarly positioned on the at least one feature in the imaging systemimage data. Determining by the dimensioning system device a number ofpoints positioned on at least one feature in the depth map and theintensity image may include determining by the dimensioning systemdevice a minimum of at least eight points positioned on at least onefeature in the depth map and the intensity image, the at least onefeature including an item other than a calibration target. The imagingsystem image sensor may include a known back focus value (f_(c)); andwherein determining by the dimensioning system processor a number ofextrinsic parameters that provide a correspondence between a point inthe depth map and intensity image as viewed by the dimensioning systemsensor with a same point as viewed by the at least one imaging systemimage sensor of the imaging system device may include for each of theminimum of at least eight points: determining by the dimensioning systemdevice a point coordinate location (x_(i), y_(i)) within the intensityimage; determining by the dimensioning system device a point depth(z_(i)) within the depth map for the determined point coordinatelocation (x_(i), y_(i)); and determining by the dimensioning systemdevice a respective point coordinate location (x_(c), y_(c)) within theimaging system image data. Determining by the dimensioning systemprocessor a number of extrinsic parameters that provide a correspondencebetween a point in the depth map and intensity image as viewed by thedimensioning system sensor with a same point as viewed by the at leastone imaging system image sensor of the imaging system device may furtherinclude determining via the dimensioning system device all of thecomponents of a three-by-three, nine component, Rotation Matrix (R₁₁₋₃₃)and a three element Translation Vector (T₀₋₂) that relate the depth mapand intensity image to the imaging system image data using the followingequations:

$x_{c} = {f_{c}\frac{{R_{11}x_{i}} + {R_{12}y_{i}} + {R_{13}z_{i}} + T_{0}}{{R_{31}x_{i}} + {R_{32}y_{i}} + {R_{33}z_{i}} + T_{2}}}$$x_{c} = {f_{c}{\frac{{R_{21}x_{i}} + {R_{22}y_{i}} + {R_{23}z_{i}} + T_{1}}{{R_{31}x_{i}} + {R_{32}y_{i}} + {R_{33}z_{i}} + T_{2}}.}}$

Capturing by the dimensioning system device a depth map via thedimensioning system sensor may include selectively illuminating an areawithin a first field of view of the dimensioning system sensor with atleast one of a structured light pattern or a modulated light pattern.Capturing by the dimensioning system device at least one of the depthmap or the intensity image may further include at least one of:autonomously adjusting an exposure of the dimensioning system devicecontemporaneous with the selective illumination of the area within thefirst field of view of the dimensioning system sensor with at least oneof a structured light pattern or a modulated light pattern; andautonomously adjusting a gain of the dimensioning system devicecontemporaneous with the selective illumination of the area within thefirst field of view of the dimensioning system sensor with at least oneof a structured light pattern or a modulated light pattern. Determiningby the dimensioning system processor a number of extrinsic parametersthat provide a correspondence between a point in the depth map andintensity image as viewed by the dimensioning system sensor with a samepoint as viewed by the at least one imaging system image sensor of theimaging system device may include receiving by the dimensioning systemdevice, an input identifying a point located on at least on feature inthe depth map and the intensity image; and receiving by the dimensioningsystem device, a second input identifying a point similarly located onthe at least one feature in the imaging system image data.

A method of calibrating a dimensioning system device upon communicablycoupling the dimensioning system device to an imaging system includingan imaging system display and an imaging system image sensor may besummarized as including receiving by the dimensioning system device adepth map and an intensity image of a scene provided by a dimensioningsystem sensor in the dimensioning system device, the depth map and theintensity image including a common plurality of three-dimensionalpoints; receiving by the dimensioning system device an imaging systemimage data from the imaging system image sensor, the imaging systemimage data comprising a plurality of visible points, at least a portionof the plurality of visible points corresponding to at least a portionof the plurality of three-dimensional points; determining via thedimensioning system device a number of points positioned on at least onfeature appearing in the depth map and intensity image with a samenumber of points similarly positioned on the at least one featureappearing in the imaging system image data, the at least one feature notincluding a calibration target; determining by the dimensioning systemdevice a number of extrinsic parameters spatially relating each of thenumber of points in the depth map and the intensity image with each ofthe respective, same number of points in the imaging system image data.

The method of calibrating a dimensioning system device upon communicablycoupling the dimensioning system device to an imaging system includingan imaging system display and an imaging system image sensor may furtherinclude identifying, by the dimensioning system device, at least onethree-dimensional object in the depth map and the intensity image;generating by the dimensioning system device and based at least in parton the determined number of extrinsic parameters, a packaging wireframefor presentation on the imaging system display, the packaging wireframesubstantially encompassing the at least one three-dimensional object;and generating by the dimensioning system device, a composite imagesignal including the three-dimensional wireframe substantiallyencompassing an image of the three-dimensional object appearing in theimaging system image data; and displaying the composite image signal onthe imaging system display.

The imaging system image sensor may include a back focus value (f_(c));and wherein determining a number of extrinsic parameters spatiallyrelating each of the number of points in the depth map and the intensityimage with each of the respective, same number of points in the imagingsystem image data may include determining by the dimensioning systemdevice at least eight points located on at least one feature in thedepth map and the intensity image; and determining by the dimensioningsystem device an equal number of respective points similarly located onthe at least one feature in the imaging system image data; determiningby the dimensioning system device for each of the at least eight pointsa point coordinate location (x_(i), y_(i)) within the intensity image;determining by the dimensioning system device for each of the at leasteight points a point depth (z_(i)) within the depth map for thedetermined point coordinate location (x_(i), y_(i)); and determining bythe dimensioning system device a respective point coordinate locationfor each of the at least eight points (x_(c), x_(c)) within the imagingsystem image data. Determining a number of extrinsic parametersspatially relating each of the number of points in the depth map and theintensity image with each of the respective, same number of points inthe imaging system image data may include determining via thedimensioning system device all of the components of a three-by-three,nine component, Rotation Matrix (R₁₁₋₃₃) and a three element TranslationVector (T₀₋₂) that relate the depth map and intensity image to theimaging system image data using the following equations:

$x_{c} = {f_{c}\frac{{R_{11}x_{i}} + {R_{12}y_{i}} + {R_{13}z_{i}} + T_{0}}{{R_{31}x_{i}} + {R_{32}y_{i}} + {R_{33}z_{i}} + T_{2}}}$$x_{c} = {f_{c}{\frac{{R_{21}x_{i}} + {R_{22}y_{i}} + {R_{23}z_{i}} + T_{1}}{{R_{31}x_{i}} + {R_{32}y_{i}} + {R_{33}z_{i}} + T_{2}}.}}$

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

In the drawings, identical reference numbers identify similar elementsor acts. The sizes and relative positions of elements in the drawingsare not necessarily drawn to scale. For example, the shapes of variouselements and angles are not drawn to scale, and some of these elementsare arbitrarily enlarged and positioned to improve drawing legibility.Further, the particular shapes of the elements as drawn, are notintended to convey any information regarding the actual shape of theparticular elements, and have been solely selected for ease ofrecognition in the drawings.

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of an example dimensioning systemphysically and communicably coupled to an example imaging system, with ascene useful for calibration appearing in both the field of view of theimaging system image sensor and the field of view of the dimensioningsystem sensor.

FIG. 1B is a screen image of a view of the scene useful for calibrationas it appears in the field of view of the imaging system image sensor asshown in FIG. 1A.

FIG. 1C is a screen image of a view of the scene useful for calibrationas it appears in the field of view of the dimensioning system sensor,after the dimensioning system has been physically and communicablycoupled to the imaging system, as shown in FIG. 1A.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an example dimensioning system that hasbeen physically and communicably coupled to an example imaging system asshown in FIG. 1A.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an example dimensioning systemphysically and communicably coupled to an example imaging system, with athree-dimensional object placed in the calibrated field of view of thehost system camera and the field of view of the dimensioning systemsensor.

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of an example pre-run time dimensioning systemcalibration method using a dimensioning system communicably andphysically coupled to an imaging system.

FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of an example run time packaging wireframemodel generation method based on the pre-run time calibration methodshown in FIG. 4 and including the generation of a packaging wireframemodel and the concurrent depiction of the packaging wireframe modelabout an image of a three-dimensional object.

FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of an example run time dimensioning systemcalibration method based on the pre-run time calibration method shown inFIG. 4.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following description, certain specific details are set forth inorder to provide a thorough understanding of various disclosedembodiments. However, one skilled in the relevant art will recognizethat embodiments may be practiced without one or more of these specificdetails, or with other methods, components, materials, etc. In otherinstances, well-known structures associated with sources ofelectromagnetic energy, operative details concerning image sensors andcameras and detailed architecture and operation of the imaging systemhave not been shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarilyobscuring descriptions of the embodiments.

Unless the context requires otherwise, throughout the specification andclaims which follow, the word “comprise” and variations thereof, suchas, “comprises” and “comprising” are to be construed in an open,inclusive sense, that is, as “including, but not limited to.”

Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment” or “anembodiment” means that a particular feature, structure or characteristicdescribed in connection with the embodiment is included in at least oneembodiment. Thus, the appearances of the phrases “in one embodiment” or“in an embodiment” in various places throughout this specification arenot necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, theparticular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined inany suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singularforms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural referents unless the contentclearly dictates otherwise. It should also be noted that the term “or”is generally employed in its sense including “and/or” unless the contentclearly dictates otherwise.

The headings and Abstract of the Disclosure provided herein are forconvenience only and do not interpret the scope or meaning of theembodiments.

A dimensioning system can generate and display a packaging wireframemodel or a shape overlay on a representation (visual, digital) ofthree-dimensional object within the field of view of the dimensioningsystem. Generally, the dimensioning system can include one or moresensors that are individually or jointly capable of acquiring at leastthree-dimensional depth data corresponding to a depth map of the scenecaptured by the one or more sensors. In some instances, the dimensioningsystem may include one or more sensors that are individually or jointlycapable of acquiring intensity data corresponding to an intensity imageof the scene captured by the one or more sensors. In some instances, thesame one or more dimensioning system sensors may acquire both the depthdata and the intensity data of the scene captured by the one or moresensors.

However, neither the depth map nor the intensity image may be useful forproviding information to the system user. For example, if thedimensioning system has inadvertently omitted one or morethree-dimensional objects in the field of view of the dimensioningsystem sensor, providing an easy, intuitive, way for a user to indicateto the dimensioning system the existence of the three-dimensional objectin the field of view of the imaging system image sensor may beadvantageous. One potential way to provide an intuitive, easy to use,interface is to provide via an imaging system image sensor a visibleimage on one or more display devices corresponding to at least a portionof the field of view of the dimensioning system sensor. The dimensioningsystem could then indicate, for example through the use of an overlay,superimposed wireframe, or bounding element, one or morethree-dimensional objects lying within the field of view of thedimensioning system sensor and the imaging system image sensor for whichdimensional and volumetric information has been generated by thedimensioning system.

However, the overlay, superimposed wireframe, or bounding element mustbe displayed in a spatially accurate manner that substantially follows,conforms, or maps to the actual boundaries of the three-dimensionalobject. To achieve an acceptable degree of accuracy in of spatialmapping, the imaging system image sensor and the dimensioning systemsensor should be calibrated or mapped such that the overlay,superimposed wireframe, or bounding element generated by thedimensioning system substantially follows, conforms, or maps to thephysical boundaries of the three-dimensional object when the visibleimage provided by the imaging system image sensor is viewed on the oneor more display devices.

Calibrations or mappings between one or more dimensioning system sensorsand at least one imaging system image sensor are particularly difficultwhen the dimensioning system housing the dimensioning system sensor isconfigured for selective attachment to a wide variety of imaging systemshaving vastly differing form factors. For example, in some applicationsthe dimensioning system may be physically and communicably coupled to aself service kiosk, while in other applications the same dimensioningsystem may be physically and communicably coupled to a handheld devicesuch as a handheld scanner, cell phone, or personal digital assistant(“PDA”). In addition to the large variety of devices, the environmentalconditions in which the imaging system is used may range from therelatively clean and protected conditions typical of a post office foyerto the relatively exposed and rough-and-tumble environments typical of awarehouse floor or cargo bay.

Spatially mapping the two-dimensional data provided by the imagingsystem to the three-dimensional data provided by the dimensioning systemquickly and reliably while in a pre-run time environment that existsupon communicably coupling the dimensioning system to the imaging systemimproves the accuracy and acceptance of the dimensioning system byusers. It is advantageous to automatically calibrate the dimensioningsystem sensor with the imaging system image sensor without requiring theuse of a specific calibration target. The spatially mapped imagingsystem and dimensioning system may then enter a run time mode where thedimensioning system is able to provide dimensional and volumetricinformation on three-dimensional objects placed within the field of viewof the dimensioning system. The dimensional and volumetric informationmay be presented to the user on a display device is coupled to theimaging system in the form of a packaging wireframe model that isspatially mapped to, and concurrently displayed with, the visible imageof the three-dimensional object.

Providing the ability to periodically recalibrate the dimensioningsystem when in run time mode provides a robust, reliable system capableof accurately providing volumetric and dimensional information withoutrequiring time consuming and costly recalibration by trained personnelusing calibration targets.

FIG. 1A shows a system 100 including an example dimensioning system 110that has been physically and communicably coupled to an imaging system150. The dimensioning system 110 includes one or more dimensioningsystem sensors 114 (one shown), each having a respective field of view116. The imaging system 150 includes at least one imaging system imagesensor 152 (one shown), each having a respective field of view 154 andat least one imaging system display 156. The dimensioning system 110 isphysically coupled to the imaging system 150 using one or more physicalcouplers such as hooks and slots, pins, clamps, magnetic fasteners, hookand loop fasteners, threaded fasteners, or similar not visibly apparentin FIG. 1A. The dimensioning system 110 is communicably coupled to theimaging system 150 via one or more bi-directional data busses 112 (oneshown).

A scene 101 lays within the field of view 116 of the dimensioning systemsensor(s) 114 and the field of view 154 of the imaging system imagesensor(s) 152. The scene 101 may include any environment, for example awarehouse, a lobby, a service counter, or even an empty room. In FIG.1A, an example scene 101 includes the corner of an empty room containinga four pane window 102 with frame 103, a switch 104, an outlet 105, afloor joint line 106 formed by the intersection of a floor with a wall,and a wall joint line 107 formed by the intersection of two walls. In atleast some embodiments, the scene 101 of the empty room is used tocalibrate the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 with the imaging systemimage sensor(s) 152 upon communicably coupling the dimensioning system110 to the imaging system 150.

FIG. 1B shows the empty room scene 101 as viewed from the point of viewof the imaging system image sensor(s) 152. FIG. 1C shows the empty roomscene 101 as viewed from the point of view of the dimensioning systemsensor(s) 114. Comparing the point of view of the scene 101 receivedfrom the imaging system image sensor(s) 152 (FIG. 1B) with the point ofview of the scene 101 received from the dimensioning system sensor(s)114, the differing points of view of the scene 101 caused by thenon-collinear relationship between the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114and the imaging system image sensor(s) 152 become apparent.

However, despite the differing points of view, sufficient overlap existsbetween the fields of view of the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 andthe imaging system image sensor(s) 152 such that both the dimensioningsystem sensor(s) 114 and the imaging system image sensor(s) 152 share aplurality of identifiable three-dimensional points or features existentwithin the images of the scene 101. Example three-dimensional points orfeatures visible in both the field of view of the dimensioning systemsensor(s) 114 and the imaging system image sensor(s) 152 include: acorner of the switch 108 a, a first corner of the window 108 b, a secondcorner of the window 108 c, a corner of the outlet 108 d, the floor/walljoint 108 e, the intersection of the floor/wall joint and the wall/walljoint 108 f, the intersection of the window frame 108 g, and thewall/wall joint 108 h (collectively “three-dimensional points 108”).Additional three-dimensional points 108 may exist in the image of thescene 101, however for brevity such points are omitted from thediscussion below.

A pre-run time calibration routine is executed by the dimensioningsystem 110, the imaging system 150, or both the dimensioning system 110and the imaging system 150 upon detection of the coupling of thedimensioning system 110 to the imaging system 150. The pre-run timecalibration routine provides an accurate mapping of the scene 101 asviewed by the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 to the scene 101 asviewed by the imaging system image sensor(s) 152. In at least someembodiments, the mapping is performed on a point-by-point orpixel-by-pixel basis between the depth and intensity data collected andprovided by the dimensioning system 110 and the visible image datacollected and provided by the imaging system 150. Upon completion of thepre-run time calibration routine, the dimensioning system 110 is placedinto a run time mode in which the dimensioning system 110 can providevolumetric and dimensional information for three-dimensional objectsplaced in the field of view of the dimensioning system image sensor(s)114. In at least some instances, the calibration routine may be manuallyor automatically re-executed by the dimensioning system 110 while in therun time mode.

In at least some situations, the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 cancollect, capture or sense depth and intensity data gathered from thescene 101 appearing in the field of view 116 of the dimensioning systemsensor(s) 114. In some instances, the depth and intensity data, eitheralone or collectively, enable the dimensioning system 110 to identify atleast a portion of the three-dimensional points 108 appearing in thescene 101. In some situations, the depth and intensity data may betransmitted from the dimensioning system 110 to the imaging system 150via the bi-directional data bus(ses) 112 to permit the imaging system150 to identify at least a portion of the same three-dimensional points108 appearing in the visible image data collected by the imaging systemimage sensor(s) 152.

The imaging system image sensor(s) 152 can collect, capture or senseimage data corresponding to the scene 101 within the field of view 154.In some instances, the image data may be transmitted from the imagingsystem 150 to the dimensioning system 110 via the bi-directional databus(ses) 112 to allow the dimensioning system 110 to identify the samethree-dimensional points 108 appearing in the scene 101 as viewedthrough the field of view 154 of the imaging system image sensor(s) 152.In some instances, the image data may be retained within the imagingsystem 150 to allow the imaging system 150 to identify the samethree-dimensional points 108 appearing in the scene 101 as viewedthrough the field of view 154 of the imaging system image sensor(s) 152.In other instances, the image data may be transmitted to both thedimensioning system 110 and the imaging system 150 to allow both thedimensioning system 110 and the imaging system 150 to identify the samethree-dimensional points 108 appearing in the scene 101 as viewedthrough the field of view 154 of the imaging system image sensor(s) 152.

The dimensioning system 110, the imaging system 150 or both correlate,associate or otherwise map the three-dimensional points 108 identifiedin the depth and intensity data provided by the dimensioning system 110to the same three-dimensional points 108 in the image data provided bythe imaging system 150. A number of extrinsic parameters may bedetermined based on the correlation, association, or mapping between thedepth and intensity data provided by the dimensioning system 110 and theimage data provided by the imaging system 150. These extrinsicparameters may be useful in providing an algorithmic relationship thatspatially maps a three-dimensional point appearing in the depth map andthe intensity image provided by the dimensioning system 110 to the samethree-dimensional point appearing in the visible image provided by theimaging system 150.

In at least some instances, all or a portion of the number of extrinsicparameters may be used when system 100 is in a run time mode to quickly,accurately, and reliably superimpose a fitted packaging wireframe modelgenerated by the dimensioning system 110 on an image of thethree-dimensional object provided by the imaging system 150. The spatialmapping characterized by the number of extrinsic parameters determinedduring the pre-run time calibration routine permits an accurate fittingof the packaging wireframe model provided by the dimensioning system 110to the image of the three-dimensional object provided by the imagingsystem 150. In at least some situations, the packaging wireframe modelprovided by the dimensioning system 110 may be concurrently displayed onthe at least one imaging system display 156 with the visible image ofthe three-dimensional object provided by the imaging system 150 suchthat the packaging wireframe model provides an outline or frameworkabout the image of the respective three-dimensional object to which thepackaging wireframe model is fitted.

FIG. 2 shows the dimensioning system 110 physically and communicablycoupled to the imaging system 150 in more detail. Although the imagingsystem 150 is represented as a kiosk based imaging system in FIG. 2,those of skill in the art will realize that other handheld, portable, ordesktop computing or imaging devices may be similarly substituted. Thedimensioning system 110 can include the dimensioning system sensor(s)114 communicably coupled to one or more non-transitory, machine-readablestorage media 218. One or more processors 220 are also communicablycoupled to the one or more non-transitory, machine-readable storagemedia 218. The one or more processors 220 may include at least one datacommunications or networking interface used to exchange data between thedimensioning system 110 and the imaging system 150 via the one or morebi-directional data busses 112.

The bi-directional data bus(ses) 112 can include any serial or parallelbus capable of bi-directionally transmitting at least one digitalsignal. In one preferred embodiment, the bi-directional data bus 112 canbe a universal serial bus (“USB”) cable. In some embodiments, thebi-directional data bus(ses) 112 can include one or more wireless radiofrequency signals, for example one or more signals conforming to thelatest versions of at least one of: the IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n (“WiFi”)signal protocol, the Bluetooth® signal protocol, or the near-fieldcommunication (“NFC”) signal protocol. The dimensioning system 110 canbe at least partially enclosed within a housing 224. In a preferredembodiment, the housing 224 may detachably coupled to the imaging system150 using one or more physical couplers 230 such as one or more clips,clamps, or fasteners. The physical couplers 230 may in some instancesinclude one or more “one-way” fittings that freely permit the physicalattachment or coupling but resist the detachment of the dimensioningsystem 110 to the imaging system 150. The use of such “one-way” fittingsmay be advantageous, for example, in applications where all or a portionof the dimensioning system 110 or imaging system 150 is exposed to thepublic.

The imaging system 150 can include the imaging system image sensor(s)152 which is/are communicably coupled to a first bus controller (e.g., aSouth Bridge processor) 262 via one or more serial or parallel databuses 278, for example a universal serial bus (“USB”), a small computerserial interface (“SCSI”) bus, a peripheral component interconnect(“PCI”) bus, an integrated drive electronics (“IDE”) bus or similar. Oneor more local busses 264 communicably couple the first bus controller262 to a second bus controller (e.g., a North Bridge processor) 276. Theone or more non-transitory, machine-readable storage media 258 andcentral processing units (“CPUs”) 260 are communicably coupled to thesecond bus controller 276 via one or more high-speed or high bandwidthbusses 268. The one or more display devices 156 are communicably coupledto the second bus controller 276 via an analog or digital interface 270such as a Video Graphics Array (“VGA”) interface, a Digital VisualInterface (“DVI”), a High Definition Multimedia Interface (“HDMI”), orsimilar. In some instances, for example where the one or more displaydevices 156 include at least one touch-screen display device capable ofreceiving user input to the imaging system 150, some or all of the oneor more display devices 156 may also be communicably coupled to thefirst bus controller 262, for example via one or more USB interfaces272.

The dimensioning system 110 is communicably coupled to the imagingsystem 150 via one or more communication or data interfaces, for exampleone or more USB bridges coupled to a local or system bus 274 in theimaging system 150. The local or system bus 274 may also be shared withother peripheral devices, such as one or more I/O devices 266, which caninclude, but not be limited to, one or more keyboards, pointers,touchpads, trackballs, or the like. The imaging system 150 can be of anysize, structure, or form factor, including, but not limited to a rackmounted kiosk system, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a netbookcomputer, a handheld computer, a tablet computer, a cellular telephone,a personal digital assistant, or the like. Although for clarity andbrevity one specific imaging system 150 architecture is presented indetail herein, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate thatany imaging system 150 architecture may be similarly substituted.

Referring now in detail to the dimensioning system 110, the dimensioningsystem sensor(s) 114 include any number of devices, systems, orapparatuses suitable for collecting, capturing, or otherwise sensingthree-dimensional image data from the scene 101 within the field of view116 of the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114. Although referred toherein as “three-dimensional image data” it should be understood by oneof ordinary skill in the art that the term may apply to more than onethree-dimensional image and therefore would equally apply to“three-dimensional video images” which may be considered to comprise aseries or time-lapse sequence including a plurality of“three-dimensional images.” The three-dimensional image data acquired orcaptured by the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 can include datacollected using electromagnetic radiation either falling within thevisible spectrum (e.g., wavelengths in the range of about 360 nm toabout 750 nm) or falling outside of the visible spectrum (e.g.,wavelengths below about 360 nm or above about 750 nm). For example,three-dimensional image data may be collected using infrared,near-infrared, ultraviolet, or near-ultraviolet light. Thethree-dimensional image data collected by the dimensioning systemsensor(s) 114 may include data generated using laser or ultrasonic basedimaging technology. In some embodiments, a visible, ultraviolet, orinfrared supplemental lighting system (not shown in FIG. 2) may besynchronized to and used in conjunction with the system 100. Forexample, a supplemental lighting system providing one or more structuredlight patterns or a supplemental lighting system providing one or moremodulated light patterns may be used to assist in collecting or derivingthree-dimensional image data from the scene 101 within the field of view116 of the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114.

In some implementations, the dimensioning system 110 may include asingle image sensor 114 capable of acquiring both depth data useful inproviding a three-dimensional depth map and intensity data useful inproviding an intensity image of the scene 101. The acquisition of depthand intensity data using a single image sensor 114 advantageouslyeliminates parallax and provides a direct mapping between the depth datain the depth map and the intensity data in the intensity image. Thedepth map and intensity image may be collected in an alternatingsequence by the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 and the resultantdepth data and intensity data stored within the one or morenon-transitory, machine-readable storage media 218.

The three-dimensional image data collected, captured or sensed by thedimensioning system sensor(s) 114 may be in the form of an analog signalthat is converted to digital data using one or more analog-to-digital(“ND”) converters (not shown in FIG. 2) prior to storage in thenon-transitory, machine-readable, storage media 218. Thethree-dimensional image data collected, captured or sensed by thedimensioning system sensor(s) 114 may be in the form of one or moredigital data sets, structures, or files comprising digital image datasupplied directly by the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114.

The dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 can take a large variety of forms(e.g., digital, analog, still image, molding images) and can be formedfrom or contain any number of image capture or collection elements, forexample picture elements or “pixels.” For example, the dimensioningsystem sensor(s) 114 can have between 1,000,000 pixels (1 MP) and100,000,000 pixels (100 MP). The dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 caninclude any number of current or future developed image sensing devices,collectors, or systems that include, but are not limited to, one or morecomplementary metal-oxide semiconductor (“CMOS”) image sensors or one ormore charge-coupled device (“CCD”) image sensors.

The three-dimensional image data can include more than one type of dataassociated with or collected, captured or otherwise sensed by each imagecapture element. For example, in some embodiments, the dimensioningsystem sensor(s) 114 may capture depth data in the form of a depth mapof the three-dimensional objects in the field of view 116 of thedimensioning system sensor(s) 114. The dimensioning system sensor(s) 114may also capture intensity data in the form of an intensity image of thethree-dimensional objects in the field of view 116 of the dimensioningsystem sensor(s) 114. Where the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114collect, capture, or otherwise sense more than one type of data, thedata in the form of data groups, structures, files or the like may becaptured either simultaneously or in an alternating sequence.

The dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 may also provide visible imagedata capable of rendering a visible black and white, grayscale, or colorimage of the scene 101. Such visible image data may be communicated tothe imaging system 150 via the one or more bi-directional data busses112 for display on the one or more display devices 156. In someinstances, where the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 is/are able toprovide visible image data, the at least one imaging system image sensor152 may be considered optional and may be omitted.

Data is communicated from the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 to thenon-transitory machine readable storage media 218 via serial or paralleldata bus(ses) 226. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage media218 can be any form of data storage device including, but not limitedto, optical data storage, electrostatic data storage, electroresistivedata storage, magnetic data storage, and/or molecular data storagedevices. All or a portion of the non-transitory, machine-readablestorage media 218 may be disposed within the one or more processors 220,for example in the form of a cache, registers, or similar non-transitorymemory structure capable of storing data or machine-readableinstructions executable by the processor(s) 220.

The non-transitory, machine-readable storage media 218 can have any datastorage capacity from about 1 megabyte (1 MB) to about 3 terabytes (3TB). Two or more storage devices may be used to provide all or a portionof the non-transitory, machine-readable storage media 218. For example,in some embodiments, the non-transitory, machine-readable storage media218 can include a non-removable portion including a non-transitory,electrostatic, volatile storage medium and a removable portion such as aSecure Digital (SD) card, a compact flash (CF) card, a Memory Stick, ora universal serial bus (“USB”) storage device.

The processor(s) 220 can execute one or more instruction sets that arestored in whole or in part in the non-transitory, machine-readablestorage media 218. The machine executable instruction set(s) can includeinstructions related to basic functional aspects of the one or moreprocessors 220, for example data transmission and storage protocols,communication protocols, input/output (“I/O”) protocols, USB protocols,and the like. Machine executable instruction sets related to all or aportion of the calibration and dimensioning functionality of thedimensioning system 110 and intended for execution by the processor(s)220 while in calibration or pre-run time mode, in run time mode, orcombinations thereof may also be stored within the one or morenon-transitory, machine-readable storage media 218, of the processor(s)220, or within both the non-transitory, machine-readable storage media218 and the processor(s) 220. Additional dimensioning system 110functionality may also be stored in the form of machine executableinstruction set(s) in the non-transitory, machine-readable storage media218. Such functionality may include system security settings, systemconfiguration settings, language preferences, dimension and volumepreferences, and the like.

The non-transitory, machine-readable storage media 218 may also storemachine executable instruction set(s) including one or moreauto-executable or batch files intended for execution upon detection ofthe communicable coupling of the dimensioning system 110 to the imagingsystem 150. The auto-executable or batch file(s) can initiate theacquisition of depth and intensity data via the dimensioning systemsensor(s) 114, the acquisition of image data via the imaging systemimage sensor(s) 152, and the determination of the number of extrinsicparameters that provide the spatial correspondence between athree-dimensional point 108 as viewed by the dimensioning systemsensor(s) 114 with the same three-dimensional point 108 as viewed by theimaging system image sensor(s) 152. In at least some instances,additional machine executable instruction set(s) may be stored in thenon-transitory, machine-readable storage media 218 to periodicallyrepeat the acquisition of depth and intensity data via the dimensioningsystem sensor(s) 114, the acquisition of image data via the imagingsystem image sensor(s) 152, and the determination of the number ofextrinsic parameters either automatically, for example on a regular orscheduled basis, or manually at the direction of a user or a systemadministrator.

Data is transferred between the non-transitory, machine-readable storagemedia 218 and the processor(s) 220 via serial or parallel bi-directionaldata bus(ses) 228. The processor(s) 220 can include any devicecomprising one or more cores or independent central processing unitsthat are capable of executing one or more machine executable instructionsets. The processor(s) 220 can, in some embodiments, include a generalpurpose processor such as a central processing unit (“CPU”) including,but not limited to, an Intel® Atom® processor, an Intel® Pentium®,Celeron®, or Core 2® processor, and the like. In other embodiments theprocessor(s) 220 can include a system-on-chip (“SoC”) architecture,including, but not limited to, the Intel® Atom® System on Chip (“AtomSoC”) and the like. In other embodiments, the processor(s) 220 caninclude a dedicated processor such as an application specific integratedcircuit (“ASIC”), a programmable gate array (“PGA” or “FPGA”), a digitalsignal processor (“DSP”), or a reduced instruction set computer (“RISC”)based processor. Where the dimensioning system 110 or the imaging system150 is a battery-powered portable system, the processor(s) 220 caninclude low power consumption processor(s), for example Intel® PentiumM®, or Celeron M® mobile system processors or the like, to extend thesystem battery life. In at least some instances, power for thedimensioning system 110 may be supplied by the imaging system 150 viabi-directional data bus(ses) 112 or via a dedicated power supply.

Data in the form of three-dimensional image data, packaging wireframemodel data, instructions, input/output requests and the like may bebi-directionally transferred between the dimensioning system 110 and theimaging system 150 via the bi-directional data bus(ses) 112. Within theimaging system 150, the packaging wireframe model data can, for example,be combined with visual image data collected, captured or otherwisesensed by the imaging system image sensor(s) 152 to provide a displayoutput including a visual image of one or more three-dimensional objects102 appearing in the imaging system image sensor(s) 152 field of view154 concurrently with an image of the fitted packaging wireframe modelprovided by the dimensioning system 110.

In at least some embodiments, the dimensioning system 110 including thedimensioning system sensor(s) 114, the non-transitory, machine-readablestorage media 218, and the processor(s) 220 are functionally combined toprovide a run-time system capable rendering a packaging wireframe modelthat is scaled and fitted to the one or more three-dimensional objectsappearing in the field of view 116.

Referring now in detail to the imaging system 150, the imaging systemimage sensor(s) 152 can collect, capture or otherwise sense visual imagedata of the scene 101 within the field of view 154 of the imaging systemimage sensor(s) 152. As a device that is discrete from the dimensioningsystem sensor(s) 114, the imaging system image sensor(s) 152 will have afield of view 154 that differs from the field of view 116 of thedimensioning system sensor(s) 114. In at least some embodiments, theCPU(s) 260, the processor(s) 220, or a combination of the CPU(s) 260 andprocessor(s) 220 may execute pre-run time and run time calibrationroutines to spatially map the visible image data collected by theimaging system image sensor(s) 152 to the depth and intensity datacollected by the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114.

The imaging system image sensor(s) 152 can take any of a large varietyof forms (e.g., digital, analog, still image, moving image) and can beformed from or contain any number of image capture or collectionelements, for example picture elements or “pixels.” For example, theimaging system image sensor(s) 152 may have between 1,000,000 pixels (1MP) and 100,000,000 pixels (100 MP). The visual image data collected,captured or otherwise sensed by the imaging system image sensor(s) 152may originate as an analog signal that is converted to digital visualimage data using one or more internal or external analog-to-digital(“A/D”) converters (not shown in FIG. 2). The imaging system imagesensor(s) 152 can include any number of current or future developedimage sensing devices, collectors, or systems that include, but are notlimited to, one or more complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (“CMOS”)image sensors or one or more charge-coupled device (“CCD”) imagesensors.

In some embodiments, the imaging system image sensor(s) 152 may collect,capture, or sense more than one type of data. For example, the imagingsystem image sensor(s) 152 may acquire visual image data of the scene101 in the field of view 154 of the imaging system image sensor(s) 152,and/or infrared image data of the scene 101. Where the imaging systemimage sensor(s) 152 collects, captures, or otherwise senses more thanone type of image data, the image data may be organized into one or moredata sets, structures, files, or the like. Where the imaging systemimage sensor(s) 152 collect, capture, or otherwise sense more than onetype of data, the data may be collected, captured, or sensed eithersimultaneously or in an alternating sequence by the imaging system imagesensor(s) 152. At least a portion of the visual image data collected bythe imaging system image sensor(s) 152 is stored in the form of one ormore data sets, structures, or files in the non-transitory,machine-readable storage media 258.

Image data is transferred between the imaging system image sensor(s) 152and the non-transitory, machine-readable storage media 258 via the firstbus controller 262, the second bus controller 276 and the serial orparallel data busses 264, 268. The image data provided by the imagingsystem image sensor(s) 152 can be stored within the non-transitory,machine-readable storage media 258 in one or more data sets, structures,or files. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage media 258 canhave any data storage capacity from about 1 megabyte (1 MB) to about 3terabytes (3 TB). In some embodiments two or more storage devices mayform all or a portion of the non-transitory, machine-readable storagemedia 258. For example, in some embodiments, the non-transitory,machine-readable storage media 258 may include a non-removable portionincluding a non-transitory, electrostatic, volatile storage medium and aremovable portion such as a Secure Digital (SD) card, a compact flash(CF) card, a Memory Stick, or a universal serial bus (“USB”) storagedevice.

Data is transferred between the non-transitory, machine-readable storagemedia 258 and the CPU(s) 260 via the second bus controller 276 and oneor more serial or parallel bi-directional data busses 268. The CPU(s)260 can include any device comprising one or more cores or independentcentral processing units that are capable of executing one or moremachine executable instruction sets. The CPU(s) 260 can, in someembodiments, include a general purpose processor including, but notlimited to, an Intel® Atom® processor, an Intel® Pentium®, Celeron®, orCore 2® processor, and the like. In other embodiments the CPU(s) 260 caninclude a system-on-chip (“SoC”) architecture, including, but notlimited to, the Intel® Atom® System on Chip (“Atom SoC”) and the like.In other embodiments, the CPU(s) 260 can include a dedicated processorsuch as an application specific integrated circuit (“ASIC”), aprogrammable gate array (“PGA” or “FPGA”), a digital signal processor(“DSP”), or a reduced instruction set computer (“RISC”) based processor.Where the imaging system 150 is a battery-powered portable system, theCPU(s) 260 can include one or more low power consumption processors, forexample Intel® Pentium M®, or Celeron M® mobile system processors or thelike, to extend the system battery life.

The imaging system 150 may have one or more discrete graphicalprocessing units (“GPUs” —not shown in FIG. 2) or one or more GPUsintegrated into all or a portion of the CPU(s) 260. The CPU(s) 260 orGPU(s) can generate a display image output providing a visible image onthe imaging system display(s) 156. The display image output can berouted through the second bus controller 276 to the at least one imagingsystem display 156. The imaging system display(s) 156 includes at leastan output device capable of producing a visible image perceptible to theunaided human eye. In some instances, the display(s) may include athree-dimensional imaging system display 156. In at least someinstances, the imaging system display(s) 156 can include or incorporatean input device, for example a resistive or capacitive touch-screen. Theimaging system display(s) 156 can include any current or future, analogor digital, two-dimensional or three-dimensional display technology, forexample cathode ray tube (“CRT”), light emitting diode (“LED”), liquidcrystal display (“LCD”), organic LED (“OLED”), digital light processing(“DLP”), elink, and the like. In at least some embodiments, the imagingsystem display(s) 156 may be self-illuminating or provided with abacklight such as a white LED to facilitate use of the system 100 in lowambient light environments.

One or more peripheral I/O devices 266 may be communicably coupled tothe imaging system 150 to facilitate the receipt of user input by theimaging system 150 via a pointer, a keyboard, a touchpad, or the like.In at least some embodiments the peripheral I/O device(s) 266 may be USBdevices that are communicably coupled via a USB bridge to the local bus274.

FIG. 3 shows a system 300 including an example dimensioning system 110that has been physically and communicably coupled to an imaging system150. FIG. 3 depicts the run-time operation of the system 300 andincludes a depiction of a packaging wireframe model 306 overlaying orsuperimposed on an image 304 of a three-dimensional object 302 disposedin the field of view 116 of the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 and/orin the field of view 154 of the imaging system image sensor(s) 152.

In run time mode, the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 can collect,capture, or otherwise sense depth data corresponding to a depth map andintensity data corresponding to an intensity image of thethree-dimensional object 302. Contemporaneously, the imaging systemimage sensor(s) 152 can collect, capture or otherwise sense visual imagedata corresponding to a visual image of the three-dimensional object302. Based on the depth map and intensity image, the processor(s) 220scale and fit a packaging wireframe model 306 to the three-dimensionalobject 302. The processor(s) 220, CPU(s) 260, or any combination thereofcan superimpose or overlay the packaging wireframe model 306 on thevisible image of the three-dimensional object 302 to provide a displayimage depicting both the image of the three-dimensional object 304concurrently with the superimposed or overlaid packaging wireframe model306.

FIG. 4 shows a method 400 of operation of an example illustrativedimensioning system 100 such as the system depicted in FIGS. 1A and 2.In at least some instances, one or more sets of machine executableinstructions are executed in pre-run time environment within thedimensioning system 110. The set(s) of machine executable instructionswhen executed by the one or more processors 220 can determine a numberof extrinsic parameters that spatially map or relate one or morethree-dimensional points in the field of view 116 of the dimensioningsystem sensor(s) 114 with the same one or more three-dimensional pointsin the field of view 154 of the imaging system image sensor(s) 152.

After determining the number of extrinsic parameters in pre-run timemode, the dimensioning system 110 may enter a run time mode. In the runtime mode, the dimensioning system 110 scales and fits packagingwireframe models 306 to the three-dimensional objects 302 which appearthe field of view 116 of the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114. In atleast some instances, the scaled and fitted packaging wireframe models306 generated by the dimensioning system 110 are displayed overlaid orsuperimposed on an image of the three-dimensional object 304 by theimaging system display(s) 156.

At 402, the dimensioning system 110 detects the communicable coupling ofan imaging system 150, for example by detecting the coupling of thebi-directional data bus(ses) 112 to the imaging system 150. In at leastsome instances, the dimensioning system 110 may be physically coupled tothe imaging system 150 via the one or more physical couplers 230. In atleast some instances, the dimensioning system 110 can detect thephysical coupling of the imaging system 150. In at least some instances,responsive to the detection of the physical or communicable coupling ofthe imaging system 150 to the dimensioning system 110, a pre-run timemachine executable instruction set may be retrieved from thenon-transitory, machine-readable storage media 218 and executed by theprocessor(s) 220.

At 404, responsive to the execution of the pre-run time machineexecutable instruction set by the processor(s) 220, the dimensioningsystem 110 collects, captures or otherwise senses depth datacorresponding to a depth image of the scene 101 within the field of view116 of the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114. In some instances, thescene 101 may not include one or more calibration targets and insteadmay only contain an image of the environment, area or volume proximateor in a line of sight of the dimensioning system 110. In at least someinstances, at least a portion of the depth data acquired by thedimensioning system sensor(s) 114 can include one or morethree-dimensional points corresponding to features detectible in thedepth map. In some instances, the scene 101 may be illuminated using astructured or modulated light pattern to assist the dimensioning system110 in capturing depth data to provide the depth map of the scene 101.In some instances, at least one of the exposure or gain of thedimensioning system sensor(s) 114 may be compensated or adjusted when astructured or modulated light pattern assists in the acquisition orcollection of depth data to provide the depth map of the scene 101.

At 406, responsive to the execution of the pre-run time machineexecutable instruction set by the processor(s) 220, the dimensioningsystem 110 collects, captures or otherwise senses intensity datacorresponding to an intensity image of the scene 101 within the field ofview 116 of the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114. In some instances thescene 101 may not include one or more calibration targets and insteadmay only contain an image of the environment, area or volume proximateor in a line of sight of the dimensioning system 110. In at least someinstances, at least a portion of the intensity image acquired by thedimensioning system sensor(s) 114 can include one or morethree-dimensional points corresponding to features detectible in theintensity image. At least a portion of the three-dimensional pointsdetected by the dimensioning system 110 in the intensity image maycorrespond to at least a portion of the three-dimensional pointsdetected by the dimensioning system 110 in the depth map data acquiredin 404. In some instances, the scene 101 may be illuminated using astructured or modulated light pattern to assist the dimensioning system110 in capturing intensity data to provide the intensity image of thescene 101. In some instances, at least one of the exposure or gain ofthe dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 may be compensated or adjustedwhen a structured or modulated light pattern assists in the acquisitionor collection of intensity data to provide the intensity image of thescene 101.

At 408, responsive to the execution of the pre-run time machineexecutable instructions by the processor(s) 220, the dimensioning system110 acquires or receives visible image data from the imaging system 150.The visible image data may be collected, captured, or otherwise sensedby the imaging system 150 using the imaging system image sensor(s) 152and transmitted to the dimensioning system 110 via the bi-directionaldata bus(ses) 112.

At 410 the processor(s) 220 determines a number of extrinsic parametersspatially mapping one or more three-dimensional points in the depth mapand intensity image provided by the dimensioning system 110 to the sameone or more three-dimensional points in the visible image provided bythe imaging system 150. In at least some instances, the number ofextrinsic parameters may be calculated by determining a number of pointspositioned on or associated with at least one feature detectible in thedepth and intensity data provided by the dimensioning system sensor(s)114 and determining an equal number of respective points similarlypositioned on or associated with the at least one feature detectible inthe imaging system image data provided by the imaging system imagesensor(s) 152.

In some instances, the processor(s) 220 may determine a minimum of eightthree-dimensional points positioned on or associated with one or morefeatures detectible in the depth and intensity data. Each of the pointsidentified by the processor(s) 220 in the depth and intensity data maybe identified based upon the three-dimensional coordinates (x_(i),y_(i), z_(i)) associated with each point. In some instances, theprocessor(s) 220 may determine an equal number of points similarlypositioned on or associated with the at least one feature detectible inthe visible image data. Each of the points identified by theprocessor(s) 220 in the visible image data are identified based upontwo-dimensional coordinates (x_(c), x_(c)) associated with each point.The processor(s) 220 also determine a back focus (f_(c)) of the imagingsystem image sensor(s) 152.

In at least some instances, at least two of the extrinsic parameters caninclude a three-dimensional, three-by-three, rotation matrix (R₁₁₋₃₃)and a three-dimensional, one-by-three, translation matrix (T₀₋₂) thatspatially relate the depth map and intensity image provided by thedimensioning system sensor(s) 114 to the visible image provided by theimaging system image sensor(s) 152.

In at least some embodiments, the components of the rotation andtranslation matrix are determined using the point correspondencedetermined by the processor(s) 220 and the known back-focus of theimaging system image sensor(s) 152 using the following relationships:

$x_{c} = {f_{c}\frac{{R_{11}x_{i}} + {R_{12}y_{i}} + {R_{13}z_{i}} + T_{0}}{{R_{31}x_{i}} + {R_{32}y_{i}} + {R_{33}z_{i}} + T_{2}}}$$x_{c} = {f_{c}\frac{{R_{21}x_{i}} + {R_{22}y_{i}} + {R_{23}z_{i}} + T_{1}}{{R_{31}x_{i}} + {R_{32}y_{i}} + {R_{33}z_{i}} + T_{2}}}$

At 412 after successfully determining the number of extrinsic parameterslinking the depth map and intensity image provided by the dimensioningsystem 110 to the visible image provided by the imaging system 150, thedimensioning system 110 may be placed into or otherwise enter a run timemode.

FIG. 5 shows a method 500 extending from the method 400 and describingone or more additional features of an example dimensioning system 110,such as the dimensioning system 110 depicted in FIGS. 1A and 2. Afterexecution of the pre-run time calibration method 400 (FIG. 4), thedimensioning system 110 may be used to generate packaging wireframemodels 306 for concurrent display with images of one or more respectivethree-dimensional objects 304 on the at least one imaging system display156.

The pre-run time calibration method 400 (FIG. 4) provides a spatialmapping between the depth map and intensity image acquired by thedimensioning system 110 with the visible image acquired by the imagingsystem 150 based on the number of extrinsic parameters determined at410. The determined extrinsic parameters are used by the dimensioningsystem 110 and the imaging system 150 to provide a display image on theat least one imaging system display 156 that includes the concurrentdisplay of the packaging wireframe model 306 fitted to the boundaries oredges of the image of the three-dimensional object 304.

At 502, the dimensioning system 110 can generate a packaging wireframemodel 306 corresponding to the boundaries of a three-dimensional object302 appearing on the field of view of the dimensioning system sensor(s)114. The dimensioning system 110 may generate the packaging wireframemodel 306 using any shape recognition and wireframe generationalgorithm. In at least one instance, upon detecting a presence of athree-dimensional object 302 within the field of view 116 of thedimensioning system sensor(s) 114, the processor(s) 220 select one ormore geometric primitives from a library of geometric primitives storedin the non-transitory, machine-readable storage media 218. Theprocessor(s) 220 scale and fit the selected geometric primitive(s) tosubstantially match, virtually simulate or otherwise encompass thethree-dimensional object 302. The processor(s) 220 fit a packagingwireframe model 306 about the one or more scaled and fitted geometricprimitives. Due to the previously determined extrinsic parameters, thepackaging wireframe model 306 as scaled and fitted to the geometricprimitive(s) by the dimensioning system 110 will substantially alignwith or encompass the boundaries or edges of the image of thethree-dimensional object 304 provided by the imaging system 150.

At 504, the imaging system 150 concurrently displays the packagingwireframe model 306 provided by the dimensioning system 110 with theimage of the three-dimensional object 304 on the imaging systemdisplay(s) 156. In at least some instances, the packaging wireframemodel 306 is depicted in a bold or contrasting color to distinguish thepackaging wireframe model 306 from the background and the image of thethree-dimensional object 304.

FIG. 6 shows a method 600 extending from the method 400 and describingone or more additional features of an example system 100, such as thedimensioning system 100 depicted in FIGS. 1A and 2. After concluding thecalibration method 400 (FIG. 4) in pre-run time mode, the dimensioningsystem 110 may periodically recalibrate the dimensioning systemsensor(s) 114 to the imaging system sensor(s) 152 during run timeoperation using a calibration method similar to that described in FIG.4. In at least some instances, the recalibration may be initiatedautomatically, for example at a scheduled or predetermined time orperiodically, or in response to the detection of an anomaly or change inposition of either the dimensioning system 110 or the imaging system150. In at least some instances, the recalibration of the dimensioningsystem 110 may be initiated manually, based on an input received by thesystem 100 that provides an indication of a user's or administrator'sdesire to recalibrate the dimensioning system 110. Regardless of themethod used to initiate the run time calibration method, the system 100can execute a method similar to that described in FIG. 4 during run timeto recalibrate the system.

At 602, the system 100 queries whether a manual run time calibrationinput has been received by either the dimensioning system 110 or theimaging system 150. If a manual run time calibration input has beenreceived, a run time calibration routine is initiated at 606. If amanual run time calibration input has not been received, at 604 thesystem 100 queries whether an automatic run time calibration input hasbeen received by either the dimensioning system 110 or the imagingsystem 150. If an automatic run time calibration input has beenreceived, the run time calibration routine is initiated at 606. If anautomatic run time calibration input has not been received, the system100 continues to query for the receipt of a manual or automatic run timecalibration input by either the dimensioning system 110 or the imagingsystem 150.

At 606, responsive to the receipt of either a manual or an automatic runtime calibration input by the dimensioning system 110 or the imagingsystem 150, the dimensioning system 110 collects, captures, or otherwisesenses depth data corresponding to a depth image of the scene 101 withinthe field of view 116 of the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114. In someinstances, the scene 101 may not include one or more calibration targetsand instead may only contain a three-dimensional object or an image ofthe environment, area or volume proximate or in the line of sight of thedimensioning system 110. In at least some instances, at least a portionof the depth data acquired by the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 caninclude one or more three-dimensional points corresponding to featuresdetectible in the depth map. In some instances, the scene 101 may beilluminated using a structured or modulated light pattern to assist thedimensioning system 110 in capturing depth data to provide the depth mapof the scene 101. In some instances, at least one of the exposure orgain of the dimensioning system sensor(s) 114 may be compensated oradjusted when a structured or modulated light pattern assists in theacquisition or collection of depth data to provide the depth map of thescene 101.

At 608, the dimensioning system 110 collects, captures, or otherwisesenses intensity data corresponding to an intensity image of the scene101 within the field of view 116 of the dimensioning system sensor(s)114. In some instances the scene 101 may not include one or morecalibration targets and instead may only contain a three-dimensionalobject or an image of the environment, area or volume proximate or inthe line of sight of the dimensioning system 110. In at least someinstances, at least a portion of the intensity image acquired by thedimensioning system sensor(s) 114 can include one or morethree-dimensional points corresponding to features detectible in theintensity image. At least a portion of the three-dimensional pointsdetected by the dimensioning system 110 in the intensity image maycorrespond to at least a portion of the three-dimensional pointsdetected by the dimensioning system 110 in the depth map data acquiredat 606. In some instances, the scene 101 may be illuminated using astructured or modulated light pattern to assist the dimensioning system110 in capturing intensity data to provide the intensity image of thescene 101. In some instances, at least one of the exposure or gain ofthe dimensioning system sensor 114 may be compensated or adjusted when astructured or modulated light pattern assists in the acquisition orcollection of intensity data to provide the intensity image of the scene101.

At 610, the dimensioning system 110 acquires or receives visible imagedata from the imaging system 150. The visible image data is collected,captured or otherwise sensed by the imaging system 150 using the imagingsystem image sensor(s) 152 and transmitted to the dimensioning system110 via the bi-directional data bus(ses) 112.

At 612 the dimensioning system processor(s) 220 can determine a numberof extrinsic parameters spatially mapping one or more three-dimensionalpoints in the depth map and intensity image provided by the dimensioningsystem 110 to the same one or more three-dimensional points in thevisible image provided by the imaging system 150. In at least someinstances, the number of extrinsic parameters may be calculated bydetermining a number of points positioned on or associated with at leastone feature detectible in the depth and intensity data provided by thedimensioning system sensor(s) 114 and determining an equal number ofrespective points similarly positioned on or associated with the atleast one feature detectible in the imaging system image data providedby the imaging system image sensor(s) 152.

In some instances, the processor(s) 220 may determine a minimum of eightthree-dimensional points positioned on or associated with one or morefeatures detectible in the depth and intensity data. Each of the pointsidentified by the processor(s) 220 in the depth and intensity data maybe identified based upon the three-dimensional coordinates (x_(i),y_(i), z_(i)) associated with each point. In some instances, theprocessor(s) 220 may determine an equal number of points similarlypositioned on or associated with the at least one feature detectible inthe visible image data. Each of the points identified by theprocessor(s) 220 in the visible image data are identified based upontwo-dimensional coordinates (x_(c), x_(c)) associated with each point.The processor(s) 220 also determine a back focus (f_(c)) of the imagingsystem image sensor(s) 152.

In at least some instances, at least two of the extrinsic parameters caninclude a three-dimensional, three-by-three, rotation matrix (R₁₁₋₃₃)and a three-dimensional, one-by-three, translation matrix (T₀₋₂) thatspatially relate the depth map and intensity image provided by thedimensioning system sensor(s) 114 to the visible image provided by theimaging system image sensor(s) 152.

In at least some embodiments, the components of the rotation andtranslation matrix are determined using the point correspondencedetermined by the processor(s) 220 and the known back-focus of theimaging system image sensor(s) 152 using the following relationships:

$x_{c} = {f_{c}\frac{{R_{11}x_{i}} + {R_{12}y_{i}} + {R_{13}z_{i}} + T_{0}}{{R_{31}x_{i}} + {R_{32}y_{i}} + {R_{33}z_{i}} + T_{2}}}$$x_{c} = {f_{c}\frac{{R_{21}x_{i}} + {R_{22}y_{i}} + {R_{23}z_{i}} + T_{1}}{{R_{31}x_{i}} + {R_{32}y_{i}} + {R_{33}z_{i}} + T_{2}}}$

The foregoing detailed description has set forth various embodiments ofthe devices and/or processes via the use of block diagrams, schematics,and examples. Insofar as such block diagrams, schematics, and examplescontain one or more functions and/or operations, it will be understoodby those skilled in the art that each function and/or operation withinsuch block diagrams, flowcharts, or examples can be implemented,individually and/or collectively, by a wide range of hardware, software,firmware, or virtually any combination thereof. In one embodiment, thepresent subject matter may be implemented via Application SpecificIntegrated Circuits (ASICs) or programmable gate arrays. However, thoseskilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments disclosed herein,in whole or in part, can be equivalently implemented in standardintegrated circuits, as one or more computer programs running on one ormore computers (e.g., as one or more programs running on one or morecomputer systems), as one or more programs running on one or morecontrollers (e.g., microcontrollers) as one or more programs running onone or more processors (e.g., microprocessors), as firmware, or asvirtually any combination thereof, and that designing the circuitryand/or writing the code for the software and or firmware would be wellwithin the skill of one of ordinary skill in the art in light of thisdisclosure.

Various methods and/or algorithms have been described. Some or all ofthose methods and/or algorithms may omit some of the described acts orsteps, include additional acts or steps, combine acts or steps, and/ormay perform some acts or steps in a different order than described. Someof the method or algorithms may be implemented in software routines.Some of the software routines may be called from other softwareroutines. Software routines may execute sequentially or concurrently,and may employ a multi-threaded approach.

In addition, those skilled in the art will appreciate that themechanisms taught herein are capable of being distributed as a programproduct in a variety of forms, and that an illustrative embodimentapplies equally regardless of the particular type of signal bearingnon-transitory media used to actually carry out the distribution.Examples of non-transitory signal bearing media include, but are notlimited to, the following: recordable type media such as portable disksand memory, hard disk drives, CD/DVD ROMs, digital tape, computermemory, and other non-transitory computer-readable storage media.

These and other changes can be made to the embodiments in light of theabove-detailed description. In general, in the following claims, theterms used should not be construed to limit the claims to the specificembodiments disclosed in the specification and the claims, but should beconstrued to include all possible embodiments along with the full scopeof equivalents to which such claims are entitled. Accordingly, theclaims are not limited by the disclosure.

1. A dimensioning system device selectively couplable to an imagingsystem device that has at least one imaging system image sensor and atleast one imaging system display coupled to present display imagesacquired by the at least one imaging system image sensor, thedimensioning system device comprising: at least one dimensioning systemsensor; at least one dimensioning system non-transitoryprocessor-readable medium; and at least one dimensioning systemprocessor communicatively coupled to the at least one dimensioningsystem non-transitory computer readable medium, where: in a calibrationmode the dimensioning system device: captures a depth map; captures anintensity image; receives imaging system image data display image fromthe imaging system, the imaging system image data representative of animage captured via the at least one imaging sensor; and determines anumber of extrinsic parameters that provide a correspondence between athree-dimensional point in each of the depth map and the intensity imageas viewed by the dimensioning system sensor with a samethree-dimensional point viewed by the at least one imaging system imagesensor of the imaging system device; and in a run-time mode thedimensioning system device: generates a packaging wireframe image to bepresented by the at least one imaging system display of the imagingsystem positioned to encompass an object in a display of the imagerepresented by the imaging system image data concurrently presented withthe package wireframe image by the at least one imaging system displayas correlated spatially therewith based at least in part on thedetermined extrinsic parameters.
 2. The dimensioning system device ofclaim 1 wherein responsive to the receipt of at least one input when inrun-time mode, the dimensioning system device further: captures a seconddepth map; captures a second intensity image; receives a second displayimage from the imaging system; and determines a number of extrinsicparameters that provide a correspondence between a three-dimensionalpoint in each of the second depth map and the second intensity image asviewed by the dimensioning system sensor with a same three-dimensionalpoint viewed by the at least one imaging system image sensor of theimaging system device.
 3. The dimensioning system device of claim 1,further comprising: a timer configured to provide an output at one ormore intervals; and wherein responsive to the at least one output by thetimer, the dimensioning system device further: captures a second depthmap; captures a second intensity image; receives a second display imagefrom the imaging system; and determines a number of extrinsic parametersthat provide a correspondence between a three-dimensional point in eachof the second depth map and the second intensity image as viewed by thedimensioning system sensor with a same three-dimensional point viewed bythe at least one imaging system image sensor of the imaging systemdevice.
 4. The dimensioning system device of claim 1, furthercomprising: a depth lighting system to selectively illuminate an areawithin a field of view of the dimensioning system sensor, and whereinthe dimensioning system device selectively illuminates the areacontemporaneous with the capture of the depth map and the capture of theintensity image by the dimensioning system sensor.
 5. The dimensioningsystem device of claim 4 wherein the depth lighting system provides atleast one of: a structured light pattern or a modulated light pattern.6. The dimensioning system device of claim 4, further comprising atleast one of: an automatic exposure control system, and wherein theautomatic exposure control system adjusts an exposure of at least one ofthe depth map and the intensity image contemporaneous with the selectiveillumination of the area within the field of view of the dimensioningsystem sensor; and an automatic gain control system, and wherein theautomatic gain control system adjusts a gain of at least one of thedepth map and the intensity image contemporaneous with the selectiveillumination of the area within the field of view of the dimensioningsystem sensor.
 7. The dimensioning system device of claim 1 wherein inresponse to at least one input when in calibration mode, thedimensioning system device establishes a correspondence between athree-dimensional point in each of the depth map and the intensity imageas viewed by the dimensioning system sensor with a samethree-dimensional point viewed by the at least one imaging system imagesensor of the imaging system device.
 8. The dimensioning system deviceof claim 7 wherein the at least one imaging system display comprises adisplay device configured to provide input/output capabilities; andwherein the at least one input is provided via the imaging systemdisplay.
 9. A method of operation of a dimensioning system device, themethod comprising: detecting via a dimensioning system sensorcommunicably coupled to a dimensioning system processor, a selectivecoupling of an imaging system device to the dimensioning system device,the imaging system including at least one imaging system image sensorand at least one imaging system display; capturing by the dimensioningsystem device a depth map via the dimensioning system sensor; capturingby the dimensioning system device an intensity image via thedimensioning system sensor; receiving by the dimensioning system deviceimaging system image data, the imaging system image data representing animage captured by the at least one imaging system image sensor; anddetermining by the dimensioning system device a number of extrinsicparameters that provide a correspondence between a point in the depthmap and intensity image as viewed by the dimensioning system sensor witha same point as viewed by the at least one imaging system image sensorof the imaging system device.
 10. The method of claim 9, furthercomprising: generating by the dimensioning system processor a packagingwireframe model for presentation by the at least one imaging systemdisplay of the imaging system, the packaging wireframe model positionedto encompass an object in the imaging system image data concurrentlypresented by the at least one imaging system display and spatiallycorrelated therewith based at least in part on the determined extrinsicparameters.
 11. The method of claim 9 wherein determining by thedimensioning system processor a number of extrinsic parameters thatprovide a correspondence between a point in the depth map and intensityimage as viewed by the dimensioning system sensor with a same point asviewed by the at least one imaging system image sensor of the imagingsystem device includes: determining by the dimensioning system device anumber of points positioned on at least one feature in the depth map andthe intensity image; and determining by the dimensioning system devicean equal number of respective points similarly positioned on the atleast one feature in the imaging system image data.
 12. The method ofclaim 11 wherein determining by the dimensioning system device a numberof points positioned on at least one feature in the depth map and theintensity image includes: determining by the dimensioning system devicea minimum of at least eight points positioned on at least one feature inthe depth map and the intensity image, the at least one featureincluding an item other than a calibration target.
 13. The method ofclaim 12 wherein the imaging system image sensor includes a known backfocus value (f_(c)); and wherein determining by the dimensioning systemprocessor a number of extrinsic parameters that provide a correspondencebetween a point in the depth map and intensity image as viewed by thedimensioning system sensor with a same point as viewed by the at leastone imaging system image sensor of the imaging system device includesfor each of the minimum of at least eight points: determining by thedimensioning system device a point coordinate location (x_(i), y_(i))within the intensity image; determining by the dimensioning systemdevice a point depth (z_(i)) within the depth map for the determinedpoint coordinate location (x_(i), y_(i)); and determining by thedimensioning system device a respective point coordinate location(x_(c), y_(c)) within the imaging system image data.
 14. Thedimensioning method of claim 13 wherein determining by the dimensioningsystem processor a number of extrinsic parameters that provide acorrespondence between a point in the depth map and intensity image asviewed by the dimensioning system sensor with a same point as viewed bythe at least one imaging system image sensor of the imaging systemdevice further includes: determining via the dimensioning system deviceall of the components of a three-by-three, nine component, RotationMatrix (R₁₁₋₃₃) and a three element Translation Vector (T₀₋₂) thatrelate the depth map and intensity image to the imaging system imagedata using the following equations:$x_{c} = {f_{c}\frac{{R_{11}x_{i}} + {R_{12}y_{i}} + {R_{13}z_{i}} + T_{0}}{{R_{31}x_{i}} + {R_{32}y_{i}} + {R_{33}z_{i}} + T_{2}}}$$x_{c} = {f_{c}{\frac{{R_{21}x_{i}} + {R_{22}y_{i}} + {R_{23}z_{i}} + T_{1}}{{R_{31}x_{i}} + {R_{32}y_{i}} + {R_{33}z_{i}} + T_{2}}.}}$15. The method of claim 9 wherein capturing by the dimensioning systemdevice a depth map via the dimensioning system sensor includes:selectively illuminating an area within a first field of view of thedimensioning system sensor with at least one of a structured lightpattern or a modulated light pattern.
 16. The dimensioning method ofclaim 15 wherein capturing by the dimensioning system device at leastone of the depth map or the intensity image further includes at leastone of: autonomously adjusting an exposure of the dimensioning systemdevice contemporaneous with the selective illumination of the areawithin the first field of view of the dimensioning system sensor with atleast one of a structured light pattern or a modulated light pattern;and autonomously adjusting a gain of the dimensioning system devicecontemporaneous with the selective illumination of the area within thefirst field of view of the dimensioning system sensor with at least oneof a structured light pattern or a modulated light pattern.
 17. Thedimensioning method of claim 9 wherein determining by the dimensioningsystem processor a number of extrinsic parameters that provide acorrespondence between a point in the depth map and intensity image asviewed by the dimensioning system sensor with a same point as viewed bythe at least one imaging system image sensor of the imaging systemdevice includes: receiving by the dimensioning system device, an inputidentifying a point located on at least on feature in the depth map andthe intensity image; and receiving by the dimensioning system device, asecond input identifying a point similarly located on the at least onefeature in the imaging system image data.
 18. A method of calibrating adimensioning system device upon communicably coupling the dimensioningsystem device to an imaging system including an imaging system displayand an imaging system image sensor, the method comprising: receiving bythe dimensioning system device a depth map and an intensity image of ascene provided by a dimensioning system sensor in the dimensioningsystem device, the depth map and the intensity image including a commonplurality of three-dimensional points; receiving by the dimensioningsystem device an imaging system image data from the imaging system imagesensor, the imaging system image data comprising a plurality of visiblepoints, at least a portion of the plurality of visible pointscorresponding to at least a portion of the plurality ofthree-dimensional points; determining via the dimensioning system devicea number of points positioned on at least on feature appearing in thedepth map and intensity image with a same number of points similarlypositioned on the at least one feature appearing in the imaging systemimage data, the at least one feature not including a calibration target;determining by the dimensioning system device a number of extrinsicparameters spatially relating each of the number of points in the depthmap and the intensity image with each of the respective, same number ofpoints in the imaging system image data.
 19. The method of claim 18,further comprising: identifying, by the dimensioning system device, atleast one three-dimensional object in the depth map and the intensityimage; generating by the dimensioning system device and based at leastin part on the determined number of extrinsic parameters, a packagingwireframe for presentation on the imaging system display, the packagingwireframe substantially encompassing the at least one three-dimensionalobject; and generating by the dimensioning system device, a compositeimage signal including the three-dimensional wireframe substantiallyencompassing an image of the three-dimensional object appearing in theimaging system image data; and displaying the composite image signal onthe imaging system display.
 20. The method of claim 18 wherein theimaging system image sensor includes a back focus value (f_(c)); andwherein determining a number of extrinsic parameters spatially relatingeach of the number of points in the depth map and the intensity imagewith each of the respective, same number of points in the imaging systemimage data includes: determining by the dimensioning system device atleast eight points located on at least one feature in the depth map andthe intensity image; and determining by the dimensioning system devicean equal number of respective points similarly located on the at leastone feature in the imaging system image data; determining by thedimensioning system device for each of the at least eight points a pointcoordinate location (x_(i), y_(i)) within the intensity image;determining by the dimensioning system device for each of the at leasteight points a point depth (z_(i)) within the depth map for thedetermined point coordinate location (x_(i), y_(i)); and determining bythe dimensioning system device a respective point coordinate locationfor each of the at least eight points (x_(c), x_(c)) within the imagingsystem image data.
 21. The method of claim 20 determining a number ofextrinsic parameters spatially relating each of the number of points inthe depth map and the intensity image with each of the respective, samenumber of points in the imaging system image data includes: determiningvia the dimensioning system device all of the components of athree-by-three, nine component, Rotation Matrix (R₁₁₋₃₃) and a threeelement Translation Vector (T₀₋₂) that relate the depth map andintensity image to the imaging system image data using the followingequations:$x_{c} = {f_{c}\frac{{R_{11}x_{i}} + {R_{12}y_{i}} + {R_{13}z_{i}} + T_{0}}{{R_{31}x_{i}} + {R_{32}y_{i}} + {R_{33}z_{i}} + T_{2}}}$$x_{c} = {f_{c}{\frac{{R_{21}x_{i}} + {R_{22}y_{i}} + {R_{23}z_{i}} + T_{1}}{{R_{31}x_{i}} + {R_{32}y_{i}} + {R_{33}z_{i}} + T_{2}}.}}$